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OCIM Mindfulness and Compassion for Professionals

Saturday Oct 7, 2017 8:30 am -1 pm

This workshop focuses on the understanding, development and application of mindfulness and compassion-based skills within the workplace. Business professionals, nurses, psychologists, social workers, counselors and other professionals are at risk for burnout due to demanding schedules, increased caseloads, and challenging work environments. Mindfulness and compassion-based practices have been shown to deepen concentration, enhance effective communication and equip individuals with the capacity to address and recover from stressful situations more rapidly. Participants will gain the necessary skills to integrate mindfulness-based practices within the workplace settings.

Carly MaletichMA, LPC - Carly is a licensed clinical professional counselor, mindfulness teacher, and certified yoga instructor in the Department of Medical Social Sciences at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. As a member of the Consciousness in Health Lab her work focuses on the implementation of mindfulness and yoga-based health interventions for different disease populations, as well as the development of an new technology-enabled mindfulness research application. Carly is the lead mindfulness instructor for several randomized controlled trials, including a multi-site, NIH-funded study. She works with a broad range of individuals including cancer patients, clinicians, and underserved populations. In addition to her work at Northwestern, Carly serves as a mindfulness and yoga guide for True North Treks, a nonprofit organization that provides free week-long wilderness treks for young adults diagnosed with cancer.

Holly Nelson-Johnson BSN, APN, FNP-BC - Holly is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner, Senior, Certified Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher, Interpersonal Mindfulness teacher, Insight Dialogue facilitator, and Certified Yoga teacher. She is an MBSR Mentor, and Trainer within the Mindfulness-Based Professional Training Institute, Center for Mindfulness at the University of California San Diego. Holly is the founding President of the Illinois Mindfulness-Based Teacher Research Consortium. She served as medical provider in the Department of Medicine at Cook County Hospital, Chicago, and faculty in the Primary Care, and Behavioral Medicine Residency Training programs. She has been involved in mindfulness-based clinical research; and worked with underserved, cross cultural populations. She is the President of Mindfulness for Living, offering applications of mindfulness-based approaches in health care, education, business, and society.

This workshop meets the qualification for 4.0 hours of continuing education credit. Continuing Education credit for this program is awarded by Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) for the following professions:

Psychologists: Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education credit programs. CES maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists receive 4.0 hours of continuing education credit upon completing this program.

Social Workers: CES, provider #1117, is approved as a Provider for Social Work Continuing Education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) www.aswb.org, through the Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. CES maintains responsibility for the program. ASWB Approval Period: 10/5/15 through 10/5/18. Social Workers should contact their regulatory board to determine course approval. Social Workers participating in this course will receive 4.0 clinical continuing education clock hours.

Nurses: As an American Psychological Association approved provider CES programs are accepted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). Every state Board of Nursing accepts ANCC approved programs except California and Iowa, however CES is also an approved Continuing Education provider by the California Board of Registered Nursing, (Provider Number CEP15567) which is also accepted by the Iowa Board of Nursing. Nurses completing this program receive 4.0 CE hours of credit.

Commonwealth Educational Seminars (CES) seeks to ensure equitable treatment of every person and to make every attempt to resolve grievances in a fair manner. Please submit a written grievance to CES, 1020 Osterville West Barnstable Rd, Marstons Mills, MA 02648. Grievances will initially be directed to the training instructor. Grievances would receive, to the best of our ability, corrective action in order to prevent further problems. If you have questions or concerns, contact Commonwealth Educational Seminars at (800) 376-3345.